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Patti Mays: Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 1:00 PM
Hi Kidzzz! Just wanted to drop the word that I finished my very first eBook! And you can have it for FREE just by signing up for my monthly newsletter/hotsheet. The Ebook is my "Six Sisters Favorite Family Recipes". I think you'll like it! It's fun and funny and the recipes are terrific! (I've had every one several times over the years). Here's the sign up form if you don't want to go all the way back to the "Welcome" page. Let me know how you like the eBook! - P Sign up for my Monthly Hotsheet!
When you do, you get my new eBook FREE -
My "Six Sisters Favorite Recipes"
I wrote it myself; had lots of great feedback. :>
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Patti Mays: Posted on Thursday, July 07, 2011 7:21 PM
I've been going to a nail salon here in Boise that I really like. It's housed inside the Wal-Mart store where I shop a lot, so it's really convenient. It's owned by 2 Chinese brothers; Huong and Ing. Their wives work there too, and that's the entire staff. Those 4 people work their tails off and they're very good at their trade! They're clean, courteous, and their mani's and pedi's are unbelievably relaxing. I'm so happy that their business seems to be doing well. One of the things they do is to take a personal interest in all clients. They make it a point to remember your first name, and they always offer something to drink while you're getting your mani or pedi. I LOVE their Chinese tea... it's really from China and it's absolutely delicious. Several weeks ago Huong was doing my nails and I was sipping away on that delicious tea. It was SO good I asked him how he got it. He said his mom sends it to him from China. I asked if it would be possible if I could buy some.. he said he was almost out so couldn't offer me any right then, but maybe the next time his Mom sent some. Said his mom sends various kinds of tea - some's better than others. "But the next time she sends some I'll let you try it. If you like it, I can have Mom send some for you. The tea is cheap - the expense is almost entirely in the postage." I thought that was great, and agreed - the next time his Mom sent him some Chinese tea - - let me know and I'd see if I liked it well enough to order some. So! About 3 weeks went by and I was walking into Wal-Mart to get groceries and all of a sudden Huong comes RUNNING OUT OF THE SALON and grabs hold of my arm. "Patti!" he says - showing me a BAGGIE full of CHOPPED UP FRESH TEA. "My mom finally sent me a package. This is great stuff! I really think you'll like it! Do you want to try some? I can let you sample some in our back room!" I'm thinking.... Woa! This doesn't look very good, and I notice the "greeter" and several Wal-Mart customers are looking at us in a surprised kind of way. So I say "Um. I don't think so, Huong - not right now. I'm kind of in a hurry to get my groceries. Maybe another time?" He says: "Well if you want to buy some, this is the best stuff, and there are lots of my customers who want this. If you want to get some real stuff direct from China, now's the time. Otherwise I'll have to sell it to somebody else." I'm starting to get sweaty. I look at the baggie full of tea and Huong telling me how good this "stuff" is that he just got from China. If I want to get in on some good stuff I'd better buy now, or it'll be gone. I notice people are elbowing each other in the ribs and the "greeter" is starting to get very interested in this interaction. So I say: "Uh. Huong, I just can't buy any TEA right now because I'm in a huge hurry. I want to DRINK SOME OF THIS TEA before I have your MOM send me some. So if I miss it this time, I'll catch you next time around." And I hurry away, looking over my shoulder for police. . . That's the story. Nothing else happened. Ihaven't gone in yet to try the tea, if he has any left. It's hard to tell Huong that this whole thing looked very much like a drug deal going down, and that's why I was acting so nrvous and silly, when all he ws trying to do was share some fine Chinese tea with a friend. Oh boy. And I'm a Christian, a mother, a good wife... and a Girl Scout! |
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Patti Mays: Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2011 10:39 PM
DID YOU KNOW? Grocery cart handles really ARE germy! In fact - - they're actually dirtier (have a higher concentration of germs, viruses, and bacteria) than public bathrooms! And GET THIS: HALF of all grocery carts (mostly handles) carry E. COLI, according to a new University of Arizona study.
I always thought those "sanitary wipes" at Wal-Mart, Costco,
Fred Meyer, etc. were kinda gimmicky. Turns out, those carts are LOADED with germs. And they're dangerous germs to boot! E. Coli is nothing to scoff at! You can bet I'm using those corny tissues from now on. You just DON'T know where those carts have been! . . . (I don't want to know...) |
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Patti Mays: Posted on Friday, February 25, 2011 9:08 AM
OH BOY THIS ONE TAKES THE CAKE (so to speak...) This is a true story but I've "changed the names to protect the innocent". Except for the name of my sister Sharry. She's isn't one bit innocent. . . :> Anyway - Sharry and her husband have this friend - I'll call him Dave - who's very happily married, ADORES his wife, and is always trying new things to impress her and be "romantic". He also has a propensity for messing things up big time, but that's just Dave and everybody loves him. So for their 40th anniversary, Dave decides he'll make a batch of cookies for his wife - surprise her, since he's never done anything like this before. He chats with Sharry about the "how-to's" - she gives him an easy recipe, and Dave goes off - THRILLED about the big surprise and his first-ever batch of cookies. A couple days after the anniversary, Sharry asks: "So Dave, how did your cookies turn out??" "Oh. Not so good." he says.... "in fact - well, they were just
awful. They were - well, to be honest, they were totally inedible. We had to throw them all out."
"What!? Why? What happened!?" Sharry's aghast. It was a simple, basic cookie recipe. "Well, the recipe called for this stuff called "cream of tartar" and I
didn't know what that was, so I used "creamy tartar sauce" instead.
I guess they aren't the same thing." So there you go, fellow chefs! When you get to thinking you don't know a thing about cooking remember poor Dave and his tartar sauce cookies. I'll bet you feel better. . . Now I want to hear about YOUR cooking fiascos. Come on now - I know you have some. - P |
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Patti Mays: Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 8:22 AM
I just got approved by Google to use their "Ad Sense" feature, which means I "allow" ads to be placed on my website and blog. If people click on them and ultimately purchase something I get a cut. It's a biggie, too; about 4 cents. :> (that cruise to the Mediterranian is getting closer! I figure it'll take about 760,000 purchases in order for me to buy the suitcase that I'll be taking to the Mediterranian. . . but hey, Rome wasn't built in a day dontchaknow.) Anyway I can decide the size of the ads and I can block certain kinds of ads, but other than that I don't have much control over the ads that are placed. So even though this is a cooking site you might see ads for Barbie Dolls, Fords, or Macy's sales. HOWEVER. . . Once I get "established" (in Google's eyes) as a reputable and worthy Ad Sense person, then ads that are more relevant to my site content will be channeled my way. That's my goal in life right at this moment. Better ads on my website. (I've come a long way...) So that's the deal. If you see ads in the cooking gadget section for acrylic nails- I CAN'T HELP IT. Just click on the ad and buy something. . . you'd look terrific in acrylic nails! Have you seen the new zebra striped ones? Mahhvelous. (and I'll send you a card from the Mediterranian) :> |
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Patti: Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 7:12 AM
If you eat the terrific recipes I publish on my website, you'll be strong and healthy and when you get older you'll be able to do this. . .  AND PROBABLY EVEN THIS. . . |
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Patti Mays: Posted on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 12:05 PM
 How exciting is this!? A BLOG on my website so now we can all interact. Please jump in! I'd love to hear from you and we'll all benefit from one another's tips & suggestions, favorite recipes, gadgets you like, gift ideas. I'm also very interested in any feedback or ideas you have for the Great Cooking Ideas website, too. Let me know your thoughts! - P |
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